An English Experience
| 05/16/2012 | Posted by Marie A Gleason under Europe, Semester Programs, Spring Semester |
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Submitted by Caitlin Baker on the 2012 spring semester program in Granada, Spain… Last Thursday, I headed to England with my roommate to enjoy our last out-of-Spain excursion during our semester abroad. We loved London!! The city had a truly wonderful mix of aspects of home as well as exciting characteristics we had never…
Parque de las Ciencias
Submitted by Jaclyn Roman on the 2012 spring semester program in Granada, Spain… May 14th and it might as well be mid-August with the heat wave that has struck Spain. Weather has acted somewhat as an underlying theme amidst all of my blogs, as this particular year has brought with it an unusual climate…
Ole!
Submitted by Caitlin Baker on the 2012 spring semester program in Granada, Spain… I recently went to my very first (and probably only!) bullfight. Though bullfighting season usually doesn’t begin until June here in Granada there was a special event in early May that was held as a fundraiser for Downs syndrome. The fight…
Spanish Fiesta
Submitted by Jaclyn Roman on the 2012 spring semester program in Granada, Spain… Another week of my life in Granada blurs by, as I have continued to immerse myself in this diversified culture. When most people think of Spain, the stereotypes would consist of sun, beaches, bullfighting and sangria. After living here just over 4…
Exploring Italy
Submitted by Caitlin Baker on the 2012 spring semester program in Granada, Spain… Due to a Labor Day holiday in Europe (celebrated May 1st here) I had a 5-day weekend, during which a friend and I decided to travel to Italy. We left Friday morning and flew into Rome and then headed straight up…
Portuguese Sunset
Submitted by Jaclyn Roman on the 2012 spring semester program in Granada, Spain…. Today not only commences the month of May, but it also marks a “fiesta” throughout Spain. Just as we celebrate September 1 as Labor Day in the States, Spain annually honors the same idea on the first of May. That being…
A Great Weekend in Granada
Submitted by Caitlin Baker on the 2012 spring semester program in Granada, Spain… Beautiful weather has returned to Granada and has brought with it the happy feelings of spring once again. The warmer weather makes me appreciate my time in Granada all over again and brings a sense of urgency to the fact that we…
Intercambio
| 04/24/2012 | Posted by Marie A Gleason under Europe, Semester Programs, Spring Semester |
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Submitted by Jaclyn Roman on the 2012 spring semester program in Granada, Spain… As May approaches, I’m happy to say I’ve seen more of the sun these past couple of days. Although the agreeable weather brings energy and happiness, it has finally started to hit me that it is also a solemn reminder…
April Showers…
| 04/20/2012 | Posted by Marie A Gleason under Europe, Semester Programs, Spring Semester |
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Submitted by Jaclyn Roman on the 2012 spring semster program in Granada, Spain… Town of Capileira, Spain, located in the Alpujarra mountains. April showers bring May flowers. Such a common saying come springtime in the U.S., but one I did not plan on familiarizing with in Spain. Fortunately, from an economic and agricultural standpoint, the…
April Showers
| 04/16/2012 | Posted by Marie A Gleason under Europe, Semester Programs, Spring Semester |
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Submitted by Caitlin Baker on the 2012 spring semester program in Granada, Spain… Granada has been getting a lot of rain the past week or so, which has also brought a return to cold weather. It’s hard to believe that we are in April and Delaware is enjoying 80 degree weather, and here in the…